Willow Wood
Willow Wood is a three-year-old still finding its way in racing, having won just once in seven races so far. That breakthrough came at Ffos Las on 4 June, and it remains the horse's only success — a win it has not been able to repeat in the two months since. The most recent form tells the story: three fourth-place finishes in the last six races, with a fifth and a third mixed in. This is a horse that has shown it can win but hasn't yet settled into the winner's circle.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Cayton Park Stud Limited
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
28.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Where Willow Wood does show genuine promise is over distances between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs. Over those trip lengths, it has won one of three races — a 33 percent win rate that stands out sharply against its overall 14 percent record. That suggests trainer Ed Walker may be homing in on the right trip, and if so, there is room for improvement. Walker's yard at Upper Lambourn has been prolific this season with 76 winners, so the horse is in an operation that knows how to get horses over the line. With Willow Wood still actively racing and only days since its last outing, the test now is whether it can translate that promise at the right distance into more winners. A horse at this stage of its career lives on hope, and so far it has given at least a glimpse of why that hope is justified.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Aug
3rd
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
18 Jul
5th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 6 runners
4 Jun
🏆 Won
Ffos Las
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
30 Apr
4th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 9 runners
26 Nov
5th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
2 Oct
4th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
5 Sep
6th
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
4 Jun |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Apr |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Nov |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
7 Aug |
0% |